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Grocery bags are recyclable -- here's where in Larimer County

By Patty Packrat

Posted:
11/24/2012 01:00:00 AM MST

Question: I have a big bag of plastic grocery bags. Where can I recycle them?

Answer: Most grocery stores have bins or barrels near their front door where plastic grocery bags can be deposited. They can also be taken to the Loveland Recycling Center where there is a bin for both plastic grocery bags as well as newspaper bags and dry cleaning bags. (Note: Many newspaper carriers will be happy to have the newspaper bags back to reuse as they have to pay for the bags.)

The Larimer County Landfill is now also accepting plastic grocery bags (only) in a new bin located on the south end of the recycling drop off area (near the glass container.)

Bags should be clean and loose -- not stuffed into another plastic bag as this requires extra sorting to assure the wrong kinds of bags are not included.

Plastic sheeting, plastic film, meat wrappers, bubble wrap, or bags with food residue should not be placed in any of the containers. Bags marked compostable are unsuitable for recycling and also should not be placed in recycling containers.

Recycling plastic bags saves on the production of new bags as well as keeps them out of the landfill, ditches and trees. Even when they go into the landfill they can be blown about by the wind which requires hiring labor to pick them up from the landfill and surrounding properties.

If you have comments or questions, email rwatson@larimer.org or call 498-5772. Loveland Recycling information, call 962-2529 and follow the prompts.

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